KNEELING at the graveside of his infant son, Micky Rathbone today told of his 12 months of agony on the anniversary of his boy’s death.

KNEELING at the graveside of his infant son, Micky Rathbone today told of his 12 months of agony on the anniversary of his boy’s death.

Exactly a year ago today, two-month-old Logan Ormston died surrounded by loved ones after losing a 24-hour fight for life after suffering severe head injuries.

Mr Rathbone, said: “He is never off my mind. I’m on anti-depressants and I’ve been trying to go back to work, but I’m just not ready yet.”

The 24-year-old of Bensham, Gateshead, admitted he was struggling to cope with the loss of Logan and said the pain is made worse by the fact he still does not know exactly what happened to his little boy.

“I go to his grave every single week, and I have got his teddy bear and his pictures in my room,” said Mr Rathbone.

On March 19 last year, Logan was rushed to hospital from the Gateshead home he shared with mum Courtney Ormston, 19, and her then partner Karl Walker, 24.

Doctors fought to save him, but the following day his family were told nothing could be done. Logan’s life support machine was then switched off.

Courtney’s aunts, Vicky Forshaw and Joanna Jardine, will today pay tribute to Logan when they visit his grave at Saltwell Cemetery, Gateshead.

Joanna, of Amble, Northumberland, said: “We are going to the cemetery with balloons with memories written on them and we’ve got lanterns with messages to Logan which we’ll be setting off. It’s been horrible to think back to the hospital when he had his life support machine switched.”

The 29-year-old added: “It’s been a year and still we don’t know fully what happened. It’s just frustrating.

“I understand cases like this can take a while, but I just thought we would have had justice for Logan by now.

“I don’t think he will be able to rest in peace until he has justice.” In the meantime, Joanna is determined to keep Logan’s memory alive. She said: “I drive a lot so I have a little key ring with his picture on so I see his face every single day.

“I take him with me everywhere I go and I always will.”

Sister Vicky, 36, who lives with husband Steven in Guide Post, Northumberland, said: “We’ll be going to lay some flowers and tidy it up a bit.

“His mum hasn’t got a headstone for him so I’m the process of getting one sorted, so there is something lasting to remember him by. I’ve still got the memorial garden at my house as well and all his pictures in the living room where I light a candle every day for him.”

Vicky, who is mum to Kyle, 13, Kaitlin, seven, and Lucy, two, added: “I’m just pleased I didn’t know the full extent of his injuries when I went to see him in hospital, knowing the pain he must have gone through.

“The hardest thing was having to leave. Walking in was bad but leaving was harder.”

Courtney Ormston, who is now seven-months pregnant, and her former partner were arrested following the death and questioned on suspicion of murder, before being released on police bail.

They were both re-arrested in January after new evidence came to light, but were bailed until July.

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